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Michael L. Davis*

Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources

As senior vice president, Global Human Resources, Mike Davis has responsibility for all human resource functions at General Mills.

Education Purdue University, bachelor's degrees University of Chicago, MBA Boards Employee Benefits Research Institute National Business Group on Health Human Resources Policy Association WorldatWork

Previously, he was vice president, Human Resources for our U.S. Retail and corporate functions for three years.

Prior to that, he served for nine years as vice president, Compensation & Benefits.

Before joining General Mills, Davis worked for 15 years as a compensation consultant with Towers Perrin. When he left Towers Perrin in 1996, he was the firm’s worldwide practice leader for executive compensation.

For the past five years, Davis has served as an adjunct professor at the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.

He is a certified public accountant.

* member of senior leadership team

 

Kendall J. Powell
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer

Mark W. Addicks
Senior Vice President; Chief Marketing Officer

Y. Marc Belton
Executive Vice President, Global Strategy, Growth and Marketing Innovation

Kofi Bruce
Vice President, Treasurer

Gary Chu
Senior Vice President; President, Greater China

Juliana L. Chugg
Senior Vice President; President, Meals

David Clark
Vice President, Häagen-Dazs

John Church
Senior Vice President, Supply Chain

Michael L. Davis
Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources

David E. Dudick Sr.
Senior Vice President; President, U.S. Channels Sales

Peter Erickson
Senior Vice President, Innovation, Technology and Quality

Ian R. Friendly
Executive Vice President; Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Retail

Olivier Faujour
Vice President; President, Yoplait International

Jeffrey L. Harmening
Senior Vice President; President, Big G cereals

David P. Homer
Senior Vice President; President, General Mills Canada

Christina Law
Vice President; President, Asia, Middle East and Africa region

Jerry Lynch
Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer

Luis Gabriel Merizalde
Senior Vice President; President, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

Michele S. Meyer
Vice President; President, Small Planet Foods

Donal L. Mulligan
Executive Vice President; Chief Financial Officer

James H. Murphy
Senior Vice President, President Big G Cereals

Kimberly A. Nelson
Senior Vice President, External Relations; President, General Mills Foundation

Jonathon J. Nudi
Vice President; President, Snacks

Rebecca L. O'Grady
Vice President; President, Yoplait USA

Shawn P. O'Grady
Senior Vice President; President, Sales and Channel Development

Christopher D. O'Leary
Executive Vice President; Chief Operating Officer, International

Roderick A. Palmore
Executive Vice President; General Counsel; Chief Compliance and Risk Management Officer, and Secretary

Ann W.H. Simonds
Senior Vice President; President, Baking Products

Vijay K. Sood
Vice President; Executive Director, India

Anton Vincent
Vice President; President, Frozen Foods

Sean N. Walker
Senior Vice President; President, Latin America

Keith A. Woodward
Senior Vice President; Financial Operations

Jerry Young
Vice President, Controller